SKIN RESISTANCE, SWEAT‐GLAND COUNTS, SALIVARY FLOW, AND GASTRIC SECRETION: AGE, RACE, AND SEX DIFFERENCES, ANDINTERCORRELATIONS

Abstract

ABSTRACT Skin resistance, sweat‐gland counts, salivary flow, gastric secretion, and pH were measured in volunteers and patients of both sexes, Negroes and Caucasians. Correlational analysis suggested two negatively related clusters: (A) salivary flow, sweat‐gland counts, and gastric secretion; and (B) age, skin resistance, and pH. Skin resistance was higher in Negroes than Caucasians, and in females than males, increasing irregularly with age.